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AT&T and Sony Ericsson Rolling Out New Android Smartphone

Sony Ericsson and AT&T are working together on a new Android "superphone," one that promises to be all things to all people — including heavy communicators, social media junkies and audio/video consumers.

Dubbed the Xperia X10, this new device will feature a 4-inch screen, a 1GHz processor, an 8.1 megapixel camera and up to 32GB of memory. All these hardware perks are wedded to an interesting software suite, and the UI itself is rumored to be something special, too.

The one element about which AT&T and Sony are deliberately vague is the specific Android version the device will run. Whether or not the Xperia will ship with Android 2.1 or the much-coveted 2.2 (a.k.a. Froyo) remains to be verified.

For example, part of the phone's software is Mediascape, which can access images, video and music content from the web, as well as from the device, for a more integrated viewing and sharing experience. Users can "view photos taken on the device as well as [their] Facebook and Picasa web albums," reads a statement about the device. "Or, when listening to a favorite song on their phone[s], [users can] press Sony Ericsson’s infinite button to access related content about the artist pulled from the phone’s memory as well as albums, songs and video content from YouTube and search results from Google," it explains.

Another software feature is Timescape, which creates a chronological interface for social updates and actions. It draws data from Facebook, Twitter, photo sites, e-mail accounts, SMS messages and more. Items can be viewed in a scrolling menu, or the user can see a screen of all updates and communications from a single user or source.

The Xperia device will be available beginning August 15 and will cost $149.99 with a two-year AT&T service agreement and data plan.

The device looks pretty slick and will be Sony's flagship device in the Android category. AT&T already offers several Android devices created in partnership with HTC, Motorola and Samsung.

What do you think of the Xperia so far? Will it be able to give the Droid suite of phones or HTC's EVO a run for their money?

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